Lake Champlain's Ferries to Burn Cleaner Fuel
The Lake Champlain Transportation Company has announced their adoption of a clean diesel. The Vermont based ferry company running services on Lake Champlain has successfully implemented Clean Diesel's (Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc.) Platinum Plus fuel-borne catalyst in its entire ferry fleet. After a 6 month testing period using the fuel in their fleet a considerable reduction in both fuel consumption and visible particulate emissions was recorded. Lake Champlain Transportation Company is hoping to act as a model for other water transport organizations looking to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. [Source: Earth Times]
The Demand for Green Buses Looking Up
A 90 year old Transportation Company out of Concord New Hampshire - serving New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and other New England states has reported a significant increase in the demand for biodiesel and hybrid bus models. [Source: Union Leader]
Cyclists Still Pushing to Pass Bills
Cyclists have high hopes for bill's passage that will make roads safer for the increasing number of bikers in the state. Between 2001 and 2005 4 to 11 percent of all traffic deaths in Vermont were bicycle-pedestrian related. Ted Auch a recent victim of a bicycle-vehicle accident in Burlington, where he was thrown from his bike and forced into small claims court to receive payments for damages rendered says the recently introduced legislation of which there are three bills addressing cyclists makes good sense. [Source: Burlington Free Press]
The Young Say Time for Change
Younger generations are pushing older generations to jump on board with environmentally friendly transportation habits. Will Shayne an 8-year-old from Burlington not only encourages his parents to drive 55 miles per hour, a highway speed that helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and boosts fuel efficiency by 15%, but also requested a Global Warming birthday party where his friends took part in a bike repair workshop and later the breaking of a piñata in the form of a gas-guzzling Hummer. Already Will's parents drive a hybrid that sports a bumper sticker stating 55 mph Slows Down Global Warming - a project of Vermont's 10percentchallenge. Nevertheless, Will from Vermont and other young activists around the country are insisting more can be done to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation and other sources. [Sources: USA Today & Ten Percent Challenge]
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